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importing that those papers contained in
telligence from the four quarters Of the
globe, and from this practice is derived
the term of newspaper.
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Eagle Avenue Gardens.

TNHE public is respectfully informed that |
Il am now prepared to furnish plants of all
standard varieties for vegetable gardens, such rs
CABBAGE, TOMATO, PEPPER, EGG, LET
TUCE. SAGE CAULIFLOWER, &C,
ALSO SWEET POTATO SETS,
at the EAGLE Avenue Gardens west of mt.
ParyoO and at my Town Branch on Liberty
street, adjoining the residence Of Hon. Jas. NJ.
Mason share of the public patronage will
be thankfully received.
rC-Frcsh Vegetables in season.
April l. lSS6. +. J. WILLIAMS.
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REPAIR WORK A SPECIALITY,

INDIAN Glue mends everything. Only cts.
i bottle. For sale by c. ID. EBY.
- TONEBRAKER'S Extracts, for sale by
= c. ID. EBY.
CUCUMBERS in brine ready for pickles, for
~ sale by c, d. EBY.
DURE Cider Vinegar and Full Line of
l. Spices for sale by c. ID. EBY.
TUST think of it, one yard Good Tobacco for
- twenty-five cents at &. ID. EBI'S.
~ RANELY, Lucy Hinton, Hold Fast, Cher
" ry and other grades of Tobacco. Full
line for sale by c. ID. EBf.
ENRESH lot of Imported Olive Oil, just re-
IL ceived at G. ID. EBY'S.
MASONS Backing and Frank Miller's Shoe
vi Dressing at c. d. EBY'S.
FINEST Line and cheapest Toilet Soaps in
Il Town at c. ID. EBY'S.
EEATHER Renovater, nearly new, will be
i sold cheap by addressing c. d. EBY,
October :, 1856 Charlestown, w, Va.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1887-07-28

Nice life a married man leads when every
time he asks his wife for cup of tea he
knows she'll make it hot for him.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1887-07-28
DRAXTON D. GIBSON,
ATTORNEY 1T Law,

Chqrlc.tora Jcgersol Couty, West I"giaa
Will attend % cases in the several Courts of
West Virginia. Virginia and Maryland.
NG~OGice I'm Gibson Law Building, IN Court
House yard.
July n. lSSi
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HNNIos

NOA.oc that are fretful, pcevish.
O~OSSC cross, or troubled with
Windy Collie. Teething Pains. or
Stomach Disorders, can be relieved
at once by using Acker's Baby soother.
1t contains no Opium or Morphine,
hence is safe. Price rs cents. Sold by
GEO. T. LIGHT.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1887-07-28

WE will have by September lst, = full sup
w ply of School Books ofevcry description,
also full line of School Sundrics, such as
pens. slate pencils satchelss &c. We invite
the attention of our customers, and the public
tothis branch of our business. Any book not
i'm stock furnished in few days,
AISQUITH & co.
August %, 1854.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1887-07-28
surveying and COnveyancing.

WILL survey anywhere, promptly and at
short notice-accuracy guaranteed. Special
attention paid in connection Herewith to DRAW
ING DEEDS or any otherinstruments OF riting
O.-CharlestOwn, Jefferson Co., W. Va:
Oac s. 1871. :. HOWELL BROWN.
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4 KENNEDY


Charlesto,rn, Jc6c,sa County Wct T0gaia,
VIII practice i'm Jefferson and adjoining Coun
ties.
Office in Northern end of Lawyers Row.
September -, lS73-tf
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MoN>> OF the good things Of this
NNNNHS life are sorrowfully let
alone on account Of Dyspepsia. Acker's
Dyspepsia Tablets will cure Dyspepsia,
Indigestion and Constipation sold on
positive guarantee at % and 80 cents, by
GEO. T. LIGHT.
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WIN. II. TRAvERS,
4TTORNET ATL4W,

Charles,0ru Je65rsos Cy'ofy Wcst E"gntia,
VIII practice i'm the Courts of thisCounty and
the adjoining Counties.
Office next door 20 the residence of Mrs. Max
well. and nearly opposite the Carter House NJ
November %, 1860.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1887-07-28

The Louis Bergdall Cos brewery in Phil
adelphia partially burned. Loss $1,000.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1887-07-28

Cbwlcsiora jefferson Cy.ufy West F1yiiia,
Will undertake cases jointly in the Courts oI
both of said Counties.
MAY n, lo72.
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TAMES NJ. RANSOM, Jr.
DOCTOR OF DENTAL SURGERY,

Oilers his Professional Services to the citizens
of Charlestown and vicinity.
rs-OfHcein HrNrER BUILDING nm the rooms
recently occupicd bv Hon. Andrew Hunter rs
law Ofices. opposite Court House, CharleStown,
West Virginia.
April Is, lSS5-y.
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Professional Cards.


Chalesi0,g', Jefferson County, West FEgiI'ia,
Having resumed the practice of Medicine, Of
f,rs his Professional services 20 the public.
Office next door 10 residence, near corner ol
George and Main streets.
January - 1876.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1887-07-28

Charicsto,ra, Jegcsoa County West I"gin'a'
Will attend the Courts of Jefferson and Berke-
lev Counties. and attend to other law business
I'm the State of West Virginia. special atten-
ton given to collections.
March ., 1876
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AGAINST IS.

Several physicians have pronounced my dis
ease blood poison, caused by paint or lead in
the paint, but they could not cure me; Last
summer | used eighteen bottles of largely
advertised blood medicine, which did me no
more good than so much water.
have used only two bottles OF b. b. b. and
am proud to say that have received greater
benefit from them than from the eighteen, and
am now rapidly recovering. There is no queS-
ton about the superiority of B. b. b. over all
blood remedies.
2l5 Reynolds street. w. IL. Woody.
Augua, Ga, April 2lst, 1856.
All who desire full information about the
cause and cure of Blood Poisons, Scrofula and
Scrofulous Swellings, Ulcers, Sores, Rheuma-
tism, Kidney Complaints Catarrh, etc, can Sc
cure by mail, free, copy of our 52-page Illus
trated Book of Wonders, filled with the most
wonderful and startling proof ever before
known Address.
BLOOD BALM CO..
ATLANTA, Ga
For sale by C. Frank Jones' Charlestown,
West Virginia.
May 5, 1SS7-lyr.
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The jefferson Co. Mutual
Fire Insurance Company.
ESTABLISHED 1878.
II. A. ALEXANDER, Secretary.
Office. Gibson Building, Courthouse yard,
CharlestOwn.

OFFERS to the people of Jefferson County,
~ Insurance in u safe Company at the actual
cost of insurance, which is much cheaper than
the rates usually charged, and keeps the money
at home. Good risks from responsible parties
are invited.
Executive Committee meets every Friday.
DrrrrroEs-N. 5. White Henry B. Dayen-
mort. J. Garland Hurst, John w. Rider, W. III.
+. Lewis. r. Preston Chew, VIM. l.. Wilson,
Eugene Baker, 5. w. Washington, James Logic,
Charles T. Wilson, John III. little, Jacob ).
Melvin. L. G.. w. Herr, Isaac ii. Stridcr.
COL. K. p. CHEW,
IL. b. DAVENPORT, ......... Treasurer
Executive CoMNTTEE-N. ). White VIM.
II. r. Lewis, Eugene Baker, Isaac II. Strider,
Il. p. Chew, ;. W. Washington.
Loc,L AsENrs.- rs.-Middleway-J. G.. Shirley
Harpcrs Ferry-Chas L. Trail; shepherds
town.. :. Fleming; Duilields-C. L.Barnhart;
Washington x Alexander.
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ID AzORs. Razor straps and Fine Scissors al
II ways OH hand at ,,,,r,,.,
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For Sale.
CharIOftesriIIe CasSinpereS.

4 FRESH invoice of these celebrated goods
y lust received To those who have worn
them no recommendation is necessary.
oct. s, 1855. GEO. w. 7. KEARSLEY.
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Carpets.

HAVE just rcplcnishcd my Carpet ENL'iDi ..,l..,
L lion with twenty-five new styles Ol O"IPe'
ir. for the Fall and Winter trade.
Sept. 9. $50 GEO W. I. hEAl'oi'El'
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- LC MOORE,
ATTORNEF ATL.IW,

BcoyrHe, Ctrote County, T1go,ia,
and
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GEORGE TRAVIS,
Farmers.

livery farmer should have can of our
II Brown or Red Paint. It's put up in and
one gallon cans, already to put on. The very
thing for painting gates, pumps, roofs, and all
sorts of agricultural implements.
AISQUlTH & co.
Anr 16 fS5
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ITrORNETS 1T LIIV,

VIM L. Wilson
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1887-07-28

MOORE
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1887-07-28

January3 lSSl
Sharp County record., 1887-01-06
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The Secretary of the Treasury has
issued a call for S10,O00,OOO of the pei
cent. loan of 1882. The principal and in
terest will be paid on February |, 1887,
and interest will cease on that day
THE steamers City of Natchez and h. 5,
Hayes were destroyed by fire at Cairo,
on the 2Sth
PHILADELPHIA had 100000 fire on the
9th. Among the buildings devoured by
the flames were the New Temple Theater
and the Washington Hotel.
| ONE of the severest snowstOrms which
ever visited England fell on the 9th.
Trains were delayed and telegraph wires
snapped in tv ain and wrapped around the
posts.
HENRY T. STANLEY, the African ex-
plorer, has declined an offer Of $4,000 to
return to America and complete his lee
turing tour
THE river and harbor bill was completed
by the committee on the 21th. 1t Is learn
ed that the following items are included:
Kentucky river, 100000; Hickman (Kyr
harbor, $50 900; Columbus (Ky.) harbor
s25, 900; Cumberland river, 100000; Mis-
sissippi river, 81, ,225,OOO
MRS. MARY MARTIN, Of Toffeyvlle, NJ
j., built a fire in the stove and started for
the grocery. During her absence Georgs
Messenger and Thomas Flynn, two well
known thieves, entered her house and
stole the stove. They were arrested with
their hot booty.
PLEAS FRYoR, on the 25th, at Lookout
Station, on the Cincinnati Southern rail.
road, shot and killed young man about
nineteen wears of age named Buck Jack
son.
CAPT GEORGE H. RHEA, one OF the old.
est steamboat men in the West, and for
several wears president and large owner
of the Mississippi Valley Transportation
Company, died at st. Lonis on the oath,
aged 20 years.
D. b. HoDGEs, of Nashville, Tenn,
PLAYED twelve simultaneous games Of
chess, on the 25th, with members of the
Louisville Chess Club, winning nine, draw.
ing two, and losing one.
JOHN MoFFAT, one Of the best known
temperance workers in the country, died
at st. Louis on the 25th.
SARAH VICTOR, the life prisoner in the
Ohio penitentiary, who had served nearly
twenty years of her sentence, was par
doned by the Governor on the 25th.
A FIRE in the louisiana Cotton Yard, al
New Orleans, on the 25th, destroyed 13jC
bales of cotton. The loss is estimated at
$4,000; fully insured.
ALL the brakemen on the freight trains
on the Mobile and Ohio railroad are on 9
strike. -.
Ike RIVERS, a negro politician, bit Q
| Chicago Alderman named Jones' underliT
and nose off during political debate or
the 25th,
Sharp County record., 1887-01-06
xLIxTH CONGRESS.

IN the Senate on the 2d number OF ollls
were reported from committees. A resolution
Of Mr., Dawes regarding customs duties and in.
ternal taxes was adopted. Adjourned until
January In the House conferees were
appointed on the bill increasing the militia ap-
preparation The bill passed granting the ST.
Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railway right OF
way through the Indian reservation in Dakota
and Montana. The bill passed granting to San
Antonio, Tex, portion of the military reser-
walton adjoining that city. The Oklahoma bill
was taken up and debated. Adjourned until
january 4
Sharp County record., 1887-01-06

"LIFE is real-life is earnest" There u
Divine sacredness in work Religion ele'
Yates and dignifes labor He who says
"Not slOthful in business" would never
have given his sanction to life OF inacF
i've, dreamy pletism. His was a mlnd lar,
thestremoyed from the dogma that Wnen
a man becomes religious he must shun uls
fellOws-desert the market and the e&'
change, close his ledger, put an arrest Oh
the wheels of industry, and bid his ne' =
Dor and his work farewell!-J u.
duff, d. d. -
Sharp County record., 1887-01-06

SIX wooden store buildings were burned
in Pittsford, Mich, on the 2lst. The los
ers are: Mrs. Perkins bazaar; Miss Snau-
BILE, milliner; f. W. Weldon, harness
shop; Bates Hotel and furniture store.
The place is small and without fire ap-
paratus.
Sharp County record., 1887-01-06

THERE is no clew to the thieves in the
diamond robbery of Elliott's jewelry store
at Minneapolis, MINI. The loss will not
exceed 81, 500, the big diamond beng worth
$4,000, instead of 5000, as at first re-
ported.
Sharp County record., 1887-01-06

THE Comptroller of the Currency has de-
clared a fifth dividend, ten per cent, in
favor of the creditors of the Pacific Ma
tional Bank of Boston, Mass. This makes
in all thirty per cent. paid on claims
proved, amounting to S2, ,299, l40.
Sharp County record., 1887-01-06

LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILEs resigna-
tion as Chancellor of the EXchequer ex-
cites almost universal unfavOrable COM
ment in England
Sharp County record., 1887-01-06

II the Church would have her 1acs
shine, she must go up into the mount anu
be alone with God. If she would have het
courts Of worship resound with cuchariSVlO
praises, she must open her eyes and So0
humanity lying lame at the Temple ga'go'
and heal it in the miraculous name Oh 0e'
sus.-Baptia Weekly
Sharp County record., 1887-01-06
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.

A GENERAL tie-up of the Brooklyn street
cars occurred on the 23d, and considerable
inconvenience resulted.
Sharp County record., 1887-01-06

IT is thought that the succession of Gen.
eral Logan in the United States Senate
rests between Governor Oglesby and Chas.
r. Farwell, of Chicago.
Sharp County record., 1887-01-06

THE President has granted a pardon in
the case of All Hoot and Simmotz, two
Umatilla Indians, who are now confined
in prison at Salem, Ore, for the murder
of white man. They are in bad health
and are not expected to long survive their
release,
Sharp County record., 1887-01-06

HE work of counting the $50, 900
worth of stamps in the Internal Revenue
Bureau began on the 27th fifty persons
being employed on the task,
Sharp County record., 1887-01-06

A YACHT race for 1,OOs guineas is an
nounced for the coming season to cele-
brate the Queen of England's jubilee
Sharp County record., 1887-01-06

QUEEN VICTORIA, it is said, will use The
utmost pressure to induce Lord Harting-
ton to Join the ministry and become Con
servative leader in the House of Com
mons.
Sharp County record., 1887-01-06

DR.. JOHNSON tells us that "censure |.
willingly indulged in because 1t impne'
superiority" The next time, there10te,
you begin to criticise your ChrlSclap, ,
brother, stop and think how large you ioo'
yourself to be compared with United f''"
DNteridn.
Sharp County record., 1887-01-06

IT is intimated that Mr.. Hearst may not
be the Senator-elect from California, as
has been expected, Mr.. John ?. Irish, for
merly of Iowa, having bO5bed up as a
prominent and popular candidate among
the Democrats Of the State.
Sharp County record., 1887-01-06

Mr.. PowDERLY, in an interview at
Scranton, Pa, says there is no revolt
against him among the Knights of Labor.
Sharp County record., 1887-01-06

TAx-CoLLECToR SULMoN of Greenwood
township, Perry County, Pa, committed
suicide with laudanum because, for some
unexplained reason, he could not account
for the money he had collected
Sharp County record., 1887-01-06

MANHOOD Is truly developed ONLY as N1 W
make life real; and We only make Life rees
in proportion as we take each duty, greaY
or small, and make IT great by pr1nclpIe,,
and sacred because we do it unto Goa'''
Pref T. II PG,tss.
Sharp County record., 1887-01-06

FEARS are entertained that the Czars s
Incorporate habits may lead to delirium
tremens, and cause him to commit some
act which will precipitate war
Sharp County record., 1887-01-06

ADAM DEENER, an aged inmate d the
county alms-house at Lancaster Pa, was
struck by freight train near that city on
the 21st, and received injuries from which
he will die,
Sharp County record., 1887-01-06

AN epidemic of the disease known as
''pink-eye" prevails among the horses in
Buffalo, N. Y. The street railroad COM
panies have eighty-seven horses on the
sick list
Sharp County record., 1887-01-06

The comments on the death of General
Logan by public men and his colleagues in
the Senate may be summed up in the
words of Senator Blair: "Among strong
men, he was one of the strongest; among
wise men. he was one of the wisest; among
good men, one of the best. Everybody
will mourn him.
Sharp County record., 1887-01-06

A BOLD robbery was committed at the
First National Bank in Milwaukee, Wis,
at noon On the 2lst. F. q. Bigelow, the
cashier who was engaged in signing a
new issue Of fve-dOlar notes, when about
nall through with 5000 lot, went to
dnner, leaving the notes on the desk On
tis return he discovered the money had
In In Slo'en By some unknown person,
wa" W'lce=vd the door Of his room.
Sharp County record., 1887-01-06

JOHN T. NORRIS Baltimore newspaper
reporter, has been committed-to-d
he shfH have purged hjur,ss@a s.. s"l. Hn.n
for ectqg, tS tbe 81 gra%a gUnSenpS imrT
the certain Hlgt infopmatioa Ip suG % Which % bs
NJ .,ed
Sharp County record., 1887-01-06

THE President has approved the act
making APPROPRIATION to supply the def
cheney in the appropriation for public
printing for the fiscal year ended June 80,
1907
Sharp County record., 1887-01-06

The officers having in custody VIM.
Mussel, murderer of old man Christman,
arrived at Eaton, o, on the 2lst, and the
prisoner was safely landed in Jail. A
crowd Of five hundred people made rush
on the party, but were held at bay by the
officers with drawn revOlvers. An unsuc-
cessful raid was made on the Jail and an
other was feared to be imminent.
Sharp County record., 1887-01-06

COMMISSIONER ATKINS has decided not
TO remove the Indian Supply Bureau from
New York. A branch Office will be opened
In ST. Louis each year, and St Louis mer-
chants VIII be given an opportunity TO
place food supplies, if they bid low
enough.
Sharp County record., 1887-01-06

ESTIMATES have been made of the cost Of
a storage vault of $lOOOOO,OOO capacity
within the court yard of the treasury build
ing at Washington. For double steel
lined vault the estimates are $lO6,G13, and
for simple vault without steel lining they
are S27. .S04
Sharp County record., 1887-01-06

- now stated as fact that the sue
IT ~ -, IF District Attorney Bliss, for the
Gce,.sss|.sran district Of Missouri will be namea
soon, and that Bliss will not be retained to
assist in prosecuting alleged election
frauds in st. Louis.
Sharp County record., 1887-01-06

FoREFATHERs' day was celebrated in
Washington on the 22d at All Souls
church. Hon. George B. LOring presided
and made the opening address. Speeches
were also made by Hon. Geo. s. Boutwell,,
Senator Sherman, Governor Long and
Lieutenant GreelY.
Sharp County record., 1887-01-06

THE Supreme Court of the United States
on the 2lst granted a motion to advance
the important bank tax case of the Mer-
camille National Bank against the city OF
New York, involving the question of the
legality of State taxation upon National
bank shares
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-03-18
their sorrow BY kilograms

manifested their sorrow by kilograms
of coincidence to Mrs. Beecher. The
legislature of the state of New York
adjourned on receiving the intelligence
that Mr.. Beecher was dead. DR.. Par
ker, one of the most distinguished
clergymen in London, sent telegram
of sympathy from beyond the ocean to
Mrs. Beecher. The ministerial union,
composed of ministers of all den0mina-
tons in New York and Brooklyn, sent
words of sympathy. and they expressed
their purpose to attend the funeral in
a body. 1t is not necessary to mention
the different organizations who tender
ed their kind interest for Mrs. Beecher.
On the day of the funeral the cities OF
Brooklyn and New York gave expires
sions of profound sorrow; the places
of public business were closed, flags
were at half-mast, the solemn toll OF
bells broke the stiffness. The vast
number of people. of all denominations,
who spontaneously assembled in the
churches to manifest their respect to
the memory of one of the noblest
champions of the rights of man was
unparalleled in all past times.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-03-18

The attendance at the Congregational
church last Sunday was very small on &C.
count of the bad roads.
NJ. r. N. Waldo was reported decided
ly better on Sunday, and sat up part OF
the day.
Mr.. J. A. LOOMS daughter and her
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Carey, of
Minnesota, returned from Rockford on
Friday, and are completing their visit
with relatives in Bristol and Paris.
Rev. G. Selden, at the morning service
on Sunday, gave general invitation to
attend the evening service, and an
nounced that he would discourse on the
late Henry Ward Beecher.
The Ladies' Missionary Society met
with Mrs. III. A. Newbury on Wednes-
day afternoon of last week.
If the farmers turn out to the sInsti-
tute" as well as they did to Mr.. Horizons
auction the church will be full. The
mud seemed to make no difference.
Mr.. Hezekiah Richards died very sud-
denly last Thursday morning.
The south abutment of the Devlin
bridge has been so undermined as to
nearly destroy it. The authorities were
busy on Friday saving the iron bridge
from going into the river.
At meeting of the Literary held at
Mr.. J. M. Kellogg's, on Friday evening,
Lawrence Deylin gave talk on the En-
glish language; Lena Gulick gave a
select reading; Martin Kingman gave a
recitation several members took part
in a dialogue, and geographical con-
test" included all present. A new cleo
ton of officers resulted as follows Presi-
dent, Will Castle Vice President, Geo.
Shepard Secretary, Lima Epson. The
next meeting is to be held at Mr.. Abram
Gulick's, and the programme in part
will be as follows A review in Astrono-
my, Frank Roberts class exercise in
words often mispronounced, Frank
Blackman an impromptu, and "read-
ing contest"
The teachers bible class held at Bristol
Station Saturday evenings is well attend
ed.